American outlaws: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

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Infamous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are suspected of killing at least nine police officers and robbing ten banks and many more rural stores and gas stations before being gunned down by Texas and Louisiana police officers in 1934.

Infamous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are suspected of killing at least nine police officers and robbing ten banks and many more rural stores and gas stations before being gunned down by Texas and ... more

Clyde Barrow crouches in front of a car with a handgun hanging from the hood ornament, two handguns in the front grill and three rifles laid against the front fender, possibly in Joplin, Mo., in April 1933.

Clyde Barrow crouches in front of a car with a handgun hanging from the hood ornament, two handguns in the front grill and three rifles laid against the front fender, possibly in Joplin, Mo., in April 1933.

Bonnie Parker (left) and Clyde Barrow are shown at the morgue in Arcadia, La., on May 23, 1934. The bank robbers were ambushed by law enforcement officials who riddled their car with 167 bullets as they drove along a country road. less

Bonnie Parker (left) and Clyde Barrow are shown at the morgue in Arcadia, La., on May 23, 1934. The bank robbers were ambushed by law enforcement officials who riddled their car with 167 bullets as they drove ... more

Bonnie Parker lays in the morgue at Arcadia, La., after being shot to death on a nearby country road with her bank robber partner Clyde Barrow on May 23, 1934. Looking on at right is Bill Decker, chief deputy of Dallas County, Texas. less

Bonnie Parker lays in the morgue at Arcadia, La., after being shot to death on a nearby country road with her bank robber partner Clyde Barrow on May 23, 1934. Looking on at right is Bill Decker, chief deputy ... more

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Bonnie Parker lays in the morgue at Arcadia, La., after being shot... Photo-6330731.86166 - Beaumont Enterprise

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The bullet-riddled automobile in which bandits Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were trapped, shot and killed on a Louisiana road is seen on May 24, 1934. Officers waited for the desperadoes near Arcadia, La., and pumped 167 bullets into the car. less

The bullet-riddled automobile in which bandits Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were trapped, shot and killed on a Louisiana road is seen on May 24, 1934. Officers waited for the desperadoes near Arcadia, La., ... more

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were met by a fusillade of shots fired by a posse of six officers, led by Sheriff Henderson Jordan of Bienville Parish, La., and former Texas ranger Frank Hamer, as the pair of long-sought bandits drove up this hill, May 28, 1934. The officers were secluded in a clump of bushes beside the highway. less

Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were met by a fusillade of shots fired by a posse of six officers, led by Sheriff Henderson Jordan of Bienville Parish, La., and former Texas ranger Frank Hamer, as the pair of ... more

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Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were met by a fusillade of shots... Photo-6330736.86166 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Texas and Louisiana officers gathered in this heavily wooded sector of Louisiana near Arcadia, May 24, 1934, and then laid down a barrage of gunfire which took the lives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The officers first called on Barrow to halt as he drove his automobile 85 miles an hour down the road. As Barrow reached for his pistol and machine gun, the officers cut loose from the spot to which the officer is pointing. less

Texas and Louisiana officers gathered in this heavily wooded sector of Louisiana near Arcadia, May 24, 1934, and then laid down a barrage of gunfire which took the lives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The ... more

Capt. Frank Hamer (left), the former Texas ranger who got his man and woman — Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow — after trailing them over a distance of 15,000 miles, through 10 states, seen May 28, 1934. Hamer never before had his photo taken. less

Capt. Frank Hamer (left), the former Texas ranger who got his man and woman — Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow — after trailing them over a distance of 15,000 miles, through 10 states, seen May 28, 1934. ... more

Four members of the six-man posse who ambushed and killed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are seen near Gibsland, La., on May 24, 1934, the day after the deadly ambush. From left to right: Dallas County Sheriff's Deputies Bob Alcorn and Ted Hinton and former Texas Rangers B.M. 'Manny' Gault and Captain Frank Hamer. less

Four members of the six-man posse who ambushed and killed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are seen near Gibsland, La., on May 24, 1934, the day after the deadly ambush. From left to right: Dallas County ... more

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The San Antonio Light reports the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker on May 23, 1934.

The San Antonio Light reports the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker on May 23, 1934.

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The San Antonio Light reports the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie... Photo-6330740.86166 - Beaumont Enterprise

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The Dallas Morning News reports the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.

The Dallas Morning News reports the deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.

Four of the eleven women brought to trial, Feb. 22, 1935, on charges of harboring the late Clyde Barrow and his companion Bonnie Parker, before the couple, sought for numerous bloody crimes, were shot to death. The women are, left to right, Audrey Fay Barrow; Cumie Barrow, Clyde's mother; Blanche Barrow, widow of Clyde's brother Buck; and Mary O'Dare. less

Four of the eleven women brought to trial, Feb. 22, 1935, on charges of harboring the late Clyde Barrow and his companion Bonnie Parker, before the couple, sought for numerous bloody crimes, were shot to death. ... more

Nine of the 23 people brought to trial on charges of harboring the late Clyde Barrow and his companion Bonnie Parker, are shown in court, some of them with chains on their ankles, Feb. 22, 1935 in Dallas, Texas. From left to right: Floyd Garland, Hamilton S. J. Whatley, L.C. Barrow, Henry Methvin, William D. Jones, Joe Francis, James Mullen, Joe Chambless and Steve Davis. less

Nine of the 23 people brought to trial on charges of harboring the late Clyde Barrow and his companion Bonnie Parker, are shown in court, some of them with chains on their ankles, Feb. 22, 1935 in Dallas, ... more

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Nine of the 23 people brought to trial on charges of harboring the... Photo-6330746.86166 - Beaumont Enterprise

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Marie Barrow, sister of outlaw Clyde Barrow, holds her late brother's Winchester rifle in 1997, at a preview of the Bonnie and Clyde collectors auction in San Francisco. The rifle was Clyde Barrow's first firearm. less

Marie Barrow, sister of outlaw Clyde Barrow, holds her late brother's Winchester rifle in 1997, at a preview of the Bonnie and Clyde collectors auction in San Francisco. The rifle was Clyde Barrow's first ... more

Greg Martin, director of the Arms & Armor Dept. at Butterfields auction house in San Francisco, puts his finger through a bullet hole of the blood-splattered hat worn by Clyde Barrow in 1934 when he and Bonnie Parker were gunned down by authorities. The hat and other Bonnie and Clyde memorabilia were auctioned in 2000 in San Francisco. less

Greg Martin, director of the Arms & Armor Dept. at Butterfields auction house in San Francisco, puts his finger through a bullet hole of the blood-splattered hat worn by Clyde Barrow in 1934 when he and Bonnie ... more

This undated photo provided by Mayo Auction and Realty shows the .45-caliber , fully automatic Thompson submachine gun believed to have been seized from outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde's Joplin hideout in 1933. The gun was auctioned by a Missouri family in 2011. less

This undated photo provided by Mayo Auction and Realty shows the .45-caliber , fully automatic Thompson submachine gun believed to have been seized from outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde's Joplin hideout in 1933. ... more

This pair of undated photos provided by RR Auction of Amherst, N.H., show firearms once owned by outlaws and lovers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Parker's Colt .38 snub-nose detective special, left, was found taped to her inside thigh with white medical tape after she was shot dead. Barrow's Colt .45, right, was recovered postmortem from his waistband. The guns, Bonnie's cosmetic case, Clyde's gold pocket watch and a letter Clyde wrote to his brother while on the run were among the duo's items auctioned in 2012. less

This pair of undated photos provided by RR Auction of Amherst, N.H., show firearms once owned by outlaws and lovers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Parker's Colt .38 snub-nose detective special, left, was ... more